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Clinical Trial to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Leucostim® Compared to Neupogen®

Single-center Open Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Leucostim® (JSC BIOCAD, Russia) Compared to Neupogen® (F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., Switzerland)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02762799
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-05-05
Start date
2016-07-18
Completion date
2016-11-11
Last updated
2018-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Leucocytosis

Keywords

neutrophil count, filgrastim, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Brief summary

BCD-002-1 is 1 phase clinical trial to evaluate pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of single-injection of Leucostim® to healthy volunteers compared to Neupogen®

Interventions

BIOLOGICALLeucostim®

Leucostim® is filgrastim biosimilar.

BIOLOGICALNeupogen®

Sponsors

Biocad
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent. * Male gender. * Age between 18 and 45 years. * Normal body mass index. * Verified diagnosis healthy, established according to the anamnesis, physical examination and laboratory findings. * Absence of alcohol or drug abuse.

Exclusion criteria

* History of use of filgrastim. * Allergy to any components of study drugs. * Acute hemorrhage, donation of blood / plasma or blood transfusions during last 2 months prior to enrollment in the study, history of chronic bleeding. * Surgical interventions during last 30 days prior to screening or planed surgical intervention during the study. * Any diseases that could interfere with pharmacokinetics of filgrastim, including chronic liver, liver or blood diseases, diseases of cardiovascular, lung and neuroendocrine systems. * Fever with body temperature higher than 40°С.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AUC (0-48 Hours)0 to 48 hours post-doseArea Under Curve (AUC) concentration - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 48 hours
Cmax After Subcutaneous Injection0 to 48 hours post-doseMaximal concentration of filgrastim after subcutaneous injection of filgrastim

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Т½0 to 48 hours post-doseHalf-life of filgrastim after single injection of filgrastim
Kel0 to 48 hours post-doseThe elimination rate constant after single injection of filgrastim
Clearance0 to 48 hours post-doseClearance of filgrastim after single injection
ANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)0 to 336 hours post-doseArea Under Effect Curve (AUEC) effect - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 336 hours based on absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
ANC-Emax0 to 336 hours post-doseMaximal absolute neutrophil count after single filgrastim injection
CD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)0 to 336 hours post-doseArea Under Effect Curve (AUEC) effect - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 336 hours based on CD-34 cells count (CD34)
Cmax After Intravenous Injection0 to 48 hours post-doseMaximal concentration of filgrastim after intravenous injection of filgrastim
Overall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)0 to 336 hours post-dose
Overall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)0 to 336 hours post-dose
Frequency of Local Reactions0 to 336 hours post-dose
Frequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.030 to 336 hours post-doseGrading scale of CTCAE 4.03 Grade refers to the severity of the AE. The CTCAE displays Grades 1 through 5 with unique clinical descriptions of severity for each AE: Grade 1 Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental ADL (activities of daily living). Grade 3 Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care ADL. Grade 4 Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 Death related to AE.
Frequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE0 to 336 hours post-dose
Proportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim0 to 336 hours post-doseProportion of patients who had developed binding or neutralizing antibodies to filgrastim after single injection.
CD34-Emax0 to 336 hours post-doseMaximal absolute count of CD34-cells after single filgrastim injection
Tmax After Injection0 to 48 hours post-doseTime after single injection to reach maximal concentration of filgrastim

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Leucostim® --> Neupogen®, Subcutaneous Injections
Healthy volunteers in this group received single subcutaneous injection Leucostim® on Day 1 followed by single subcutaneous injection Leucostim® on Day 29. Leucostim®: Leucostim® is filgrastim biosimilar. Neupogen®
18
Neupogen® --> Leucostim®, Subcutaneous Injections
Healthy volunteers in this group received single subcutaneous injection Neupogen®, on Day 1 followed by single subcutaneous injection Leucostim® on Day 29. Leucostim®: Leucostim® is filgrastim biosimilar. Neupogen®
18
Leucostim® --> Neupogen®, Intravenous Injections
Healthy volunteers in this group received single intravenous injection Leucostim® on Day 1 followed by single intravenous injection Leucostim® on Day 29. Leucostim®: Leucostim® is filgrastim biosimilar. Neupogen®
12
Neupogen® --> Leucostim®, Intravenous Injections
Healthy volunteers in this group received single intravenous injection Neupogen® on Day 1 followed by single subcutaneous intravenous Leucostim® on Day 29. Leucostim®: Leucostim® is filgrastim biosimilar. Neupogen®
12
Total60

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLeucostim® --> Neupogen®, Subcutaneous InjectionsNeupogen® --> Leucostim®, Subcutaneous InjectionsLeucostim® --> Neupogen®, Intravenous InjectionsNeupogen® --> Leucostim®, Intravenous InjectionsTotal
Age, Continuous22.94 years25.41 years23.48 years27.30 years24.63 years
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
18 Participants18 Participants12 Participants12 Participants60 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 360 / 360 / 240 / 23
other
Total, other adverse events
36 / 3635 / 3622 / 2422 / 23
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 360 / 360 / 240 / 23

Outcome results

Primary

AUC (0-48 Hours)

Area Under Curve (AUC) concentration - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 48 hours

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsAUC (0-48 Hours)168603.588 picogram per ml / hourStandard Deviation 47721.48
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsAUC (0-48 Hours)181152 picogram per ml / hourStandard Deviation 54706.439
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsAUC (0-48 Hours)411826.811 picogram per ml / hourStandard Deviation 204285.095
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsAUC (0-48 Hours)427355.99 picogram per ml / hourStandard Deviation 170878.6
Primary

Cmax After Subcutaneous Injection

Maximal concentration of filgrastim after subcutaneous injection of filgrastim

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsCmax After Subcutaneous Injection21605.163 picogram per mlStandard Deviation 5247.467
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsCmax After Subcutaneous Injection23389.559 picogram per mlStandard Deviation 7549.536
Secondary

ANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)

Area Under Effect Curve (AUEC) effect - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 336 hours based on absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1924.284 cells х10^9 per liter/hourStandard Deviation 326.455
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1933.358 cells х10^9 per liter/hourStandard Deviation 309.533
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1860.922 cells х10^9 per liter/hourStandard Deviation 372.861
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsANC-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1895.82 cells х10^9 per liter/hourStandard Deviation 426.826
Secondary

ANC-Emax

Maximal absolute neutrophil count after single filgrastim injection

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsANC-Emax21.285 cells х10^9 per literStandard Deviation 4.593
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsANC-Emax20.803 cells х10^9 per literStandard Deviation 4.097
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsANC-Emax20.726 cells х10^9 per literStandard Deviation 6.393
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsANC-Emax21.602 cells х10^9 per literStandard Deviation 5.93
Secondary

CD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)

Area Under Effect Curve (AUEC) effect - time from the moment of filgrastim injection to 336 hours based on CD-34 cells count (CD34)

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsCD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1289 cell per microliter / hourStandard Deviation 762.292
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsCD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1200.667 cell per microliter / hourStandard Deviation 761.29
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsCD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1350.783 cell per microliter / hourStandard Deviation 716.645
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsCD34-AUEC (0-336 Hours)1251.652 cell per microliter / hourStandard Deviation 562.087
Secondary

CD34-Emax

Maximal absolute count of CD34-cells after single filgrastim injection

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsCD34-Emax7.694 cell per microliterStandard Deviation 4.839
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsCD34-Emax7.056 cell per microliterStandard Deviation 5.248
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsCD34-Emax9 cell per microliterStandard Deviation 6.267
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsCD34-Emax7.522 cell per microliterStandard Deviation 4.22
Secondary

Clearance

Clearance of filgrastim after single injection

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsClearance2048.087 ml per hour
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsClearance1981.707 ml per hour
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsClearance965.938 ml per hour
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsClearance830.442 ml per hour
Secondary

Cmax After Intravenous Injection

Maximal concentration of filgrastim after intravenous injection of filgrastim

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsCmax After Intravenous Injection79751.577 picogram per mlStandard Deviation 24810.907
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsCmax After Intravenous Injection90796.227 picogram per mlStandard Deviation 25925.283
Secondary

Frequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.03

Grading scale of CTCAE 4.03 Grade refers to the severity of the AE. The CTCAE displays Grades 1 through 5 with unique clinical descriptions of severity for each AE: Grade 1 Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental ADL (activities of daily living). Grade 3 Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care ADL. Grade 4 Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 Death related to AE.

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.030 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.031 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.030 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of AE/SAE 3-4 Grade CTCAE 4.030 Participants
Secondary

Frequency of Local Reactions

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of Local Reactions0 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of Local Reactions0 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of Local Reactions0 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of Local Reactions0 Participants
Secondary

Frequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE0 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsFrequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE0 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE0 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsFrequency of Preliminary Withdrawal Due to AE/SAE0 Participants
Secondary

Kel

The elimination rate constant after single injection of filgrastim

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsKel0.158 hour-1
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsKel0.161 hour-1
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsKel0.252 hour-1
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsKel0.272 hour-1
Secondary

Overall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)36 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)35 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)22 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Adverse Events (AE)22 Participants
Secondary

Overall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)0 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)0 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)0 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsOverall Frequency of Serious Adverse Events (SAE)0 Participants
Secondary

Proportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim

Proportion of patients who had developed binding or neutralizing antibodies to filgrastim after single injection.

Time frame: 0 to 336 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsProportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim0 Participants
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsProportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim0 Participants
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsProportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim0 Participants
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsProportion of Patients With Binding or Neutralizing Antibodies to Filgrastim0 Participants
Secondary

Tmax After Injection

Time after single injection to reach maximal concentration of filgrastim

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsTmax After Injection4 hours
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsTmax After Injection4 hours
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsTmax After Injection0.5 hours
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsTmax After Injection0.5 hours
Secondary

Т½

Half-life of filgrastim after single injection of filgrastim

Time frame: 0 to 48 hours post-dose

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Leucostim® Subcutaneous InjectionsТ½4,386 hours
Neupogen® Subcutaneous InjectionsТ½4,307 hours
Leucostim® Intravenous InjectionsТ½2,746 hours
Neupogen® Intravenous InjectionsТ½2,549 hours

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026